[PB2K]

a checklist of countries



I live in the Netherlands

[analogika]

[- - e r i k - -]

This one pops up fairly often, doesn't it?

[Randman]

[Rumor]

[vexborg]

[badidea]

[JoshuaZ]

[Mastrap]

[Cold Warrior]

[paul w]

Oops forgot a couple countries, like the Netherlands. Ah well...

[Cold Warrior]

For the US, they should have made Alaska and Hawaii a separate option. For Russia, they should give the choice between Western, Eastern, or all.

[Andrew Stephens]

Yeah Americans look well traveled cos the US adds so much red. They may not even have left their home state!

[imitchellg5]

...not many places. Been to most of the states though.

[turtle777]

-t

[Tiresias]

Originally Posted by analogika 

Impressive.

How'd you like New Zealand?

[OldManMac]

[turtle777]

^^^ Just put the [IMG} [/IMG} tags around it.

-t

[ghporter]

It may not look like a lot, but let me tell you—getting around in the Caribbean Basin can be a pain! Anyway, here's mine:

It's REALLY hard to see some of the countries in the Caribbean, but I have been to the Caymans and Jamaica, along with Panama and Honduras. Add all three North American countries, and that's quite a bunch.

[turtle777]

Glenn, how were you able to avoid being deployed overseas all those years ? That's a remarkable feat.

-t

[ghporter]

I WAS deployed. To Panama and Honduras. I actually volunteered to go to the Middle-East twice, and was told twice that I was "too vital" to the mission I was in. That actually hurt me in promotion opportunities, because almost everyone else had been in Kuwait, Saudi, Qatar, Yemen, Afghanistan or Iraq, while I had less "currently interesting" jobs like being responsible for ensuring the operation of the only C-5 capable airfield in Central America... Ah well, their "who gets promoted" games are not important to me anymore.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

I WAS deployed. To Panama and Honduras..

Oh, yes, I meant overseas = Middle-East or Asia.

-t

[osiris]

[davidflas]

[Shaddim]

[Railroader]

I was totin' my pack along the long dusty Winnemucca road,
When along came a semi with a high an' canvas-covered load.
"If you're goin' to Winnemucca, Mack, with me you can ride."
And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside.
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand.
And I said, "Listen, I've traveled every road in this here land!"

I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the deserts bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

I've been to:
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota,
Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota,
Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma,
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma,
Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo,
Tocapillo, Baranquilla, and Perdilla, I'm a killer.

I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the deserts bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

I've been to:
Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana,
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana,
Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa,
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa,
Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake,
Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.

I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the deserts bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

I've been to:
Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika,
Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica,
Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport,
Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport,
Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina,
Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a.

I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the deserts bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

I've been to:
Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado,
Ellisburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado,
Larimore, Admore, Haverstraw, Chatanika,
Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika,
Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City,
Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity.

[Andy8]

[d4nth3m4n]

been here all along

[Paco500]

[boy8cookie]

[imitchellg5]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

I WAS deployed. To Panama and Honduras. I actually volunteered to go to the Middle-East twice, and was told twice that I was "too vital" to the mission I was in. That actually hurt me in promotion opportunities, because almost everyone else had been in Kuwait, Saudi, Qatar, Yemen, Afghanistan or Iraq, while I had less "currently interesting" jobs like being responsible for ensuring the operation of the only C-5 capable airfield in Central America... Ah well, their "who gets promoted" games are not important to me anymore.

Did you fly C-5s? If so, or if you were on a C-5 crew, that's awesome! There was a C-5 here at McChord last week for a day or so. They always make the C-17s seem so small...

[AKcrab]

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior 

For the US, they should have made Alaska and Hawaii a separate option.

What he said!

[slpdLoad]

[Lateralus]

[analogika]

Originally Posted by Tiresias 

Impressive.

How'd you like New Zealand?

Loved loved loved it.

Marred only by two points:

1) I was there with my parents.

2) I was only there just over a week.

Onwards to Fiji and Tahiti, though, so...

[ThinkInsane]

[Tiresias]

Originally Posted by analogika 

Loved loved loved it.

Marred only by two points:

1) I was there with my parents.

2) I was only there just over a week.

Onwards to Fiji and Tahiti, though, so...

I love Oceania.

I'm from NZ, now expatriated to East Asia. I've never been to Fiji or Tahiti, but I was in Tonga for a couple of weeks on route to Hawaii.

In Tonga, I was followed along the beach and given presents of shells and coconut flesh by curious island children. In Hawaii, I was verbally abused in slipshod English by a Chinese hawker for looking at, but deciding not to purchase, one of his battery-operated Hula Dolls.

That says it all, really. Tonga is beautiful in every way, but Hawaii is a tourist trap.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by imitchellg5 

Did you fly C-5s? If so, or if you were on a C-5 crew, that's awesome! There was a C-5 here at McChord last week for a day or so. They always make the C-17s seem so small...

I flew ON a C-5 to get back and forth to Panama, and on my first trip down to Honduras. Most of my trips back and forth between the States and Honduras were on Continental's 737s. (This is really on topic!) When you take off from the capital, Tegucigalpa, you go either toward rather steep mountains, or downhill toward the road around the airport. When heading north, it's toward the mountains. EEEKKKK! The ONLY time I've ever been on an airplane that took off at "full military power" it was on one of those 737s leaving Tegucigalpa! It's a thrill, but one that isn't as much fun as a roller coaster.

While the C-5 is impressive, the C-17 is actually more airplane with less shop time. And you can tell every C-5 is ancient; they smell, they're dingy and dirty and just plain "old" looking. C-17s are still clean and they don't smell. But if you want a real taste of "old airplane" ride on a C-130. Like from Little Rock to San Antonio... I love Hercs, but they are NOT "comfort airplanes."

[analogika]

Originally Posted by Tiresias 

That says it all, really. Tonga is beautiful in every way, but Hawaii is a tourist trap.

Tahiti was gorgeous.

European infrastructure, island life - the best possible combination.

[skipjack]

Canada
United States

Brazil
Panama (through the canal only)
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

Djibouti
Egypt (through the canal only)
Morocco

Algeria
Croatia
Denmark

France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Ireland (Shannon airport only)
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Vatican City

Cyprus
Israel
Turkey
United Arab Emirates

China (HK and up to the border with the mainland)
Japan
Philippines

Australia
Guam

[phantomdragonz]

the facebook app "where i've been" is much better then this one...

Italy,
gibraltar
Açores
Spain

and the good ol usa...

-Zach

[scaught]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

Johnny cash lyrics

Same idea I had.